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Country: Sweden

Section:

Female Genital Mutilation

Topics:

Health, Violence

Types of GBV:

Female Genital Mutilation

Start date:

2004

Publication date:

01 January 2004

The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020.

Women who risk FGM if returning to their countries of origin have a strong legal protection. The issue of women's needs of protection through asylum will continue to be prioritized by the Government.